Getting The Most Out Of Your Appliance; Rack Positions; Getting The Best Results; High Altitude Baking - Thermador ME301YP Guide D'utilisation Et D'entretien

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Getting the most out of your ap-

Getting the most out of your appliance

pliance
Here, you can find tips on how best to use the heating
Getting the most out of your appliance
modes and accessories of your oven. You can also find
recommended settings for various dishes as well as the
best accessories and cookware.
Download the Home Connect® app to access cooking
tips and tricks, as well as get cooking inspiration.

Rack positions

Your oven has six rack positions. The rack positions are
counted from bottom to top.
Use rack positions 1 through 6 only. DO NOT attempt to
use the top guide to support an oven rack.
Rack posi- Best for
tion
6 Broiling hamburgers and 1" (2.5 cm) steaks
5 Broiling 1½" (4 cm) steaks, toasting bread, broiling
most meats, melting cheese
4 Thicker meats
3 Broiling poultry, most baked goods on a cookie sheet or
baking pan using a single rack, includes frozen conve-
nience foods, cakes, casseroles, frozen pizza
2 Small roasts or poultry, Bundt cakes, pies, breads
1 Large roasts, turkey, angel food cake

Getting the best results

Minimize opening the oven door(s).
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Use the rack position recommended by the recipe.
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Use the bakeware recommended in the recipe.
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Store pan(s) outside the oven. An extra pan without
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food affects the browning and cooking.
The type of pan used affects the browning.
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– For tender, golden brown crusts, use light non-
stick/anodized or shiny metal pans.
– For brown crisp crusts, use dark non-stick, an-
odized or dark, dull metal pans or glass bakeware.
These may require lowering the bake temperature
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Preheating the oven
Most cooking times in recipes are designed for a pre-
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heated oven and require that the oven already be at a
certain temperature before cooking starts. Refer to
your recipe for preheating recommendations.
Preheating time depends on the temperature setting
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and the number of racks in the oven.
Bakeware type
Metal bakeware with or without a non-stick finish,
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heat-proof glass, glass-ceramic, pottery, or other uten-
sils are suitable for the oven.
Suitable cookie sheets have a small lip on one side.
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Heavy sheets or those with more than one side may
affect the baking time.
Pan placement
Allow at least 1'' (2.5 cm) of space between the pans
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and the oven walls so heat can circulate around each
pan.
Stagger bakeware so that one is not directly above
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another. Allow 1½'' (4 cm) above and below each
pan.

High altitude baking

When cooking at high altitudes, recipes and cooking
times will vary. For accurate information, go to
www.csuextstore.com, or write to the Extension Service,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521.
There may be a cost for the guides. Specify which high
altitude food preparation guide you prefer: general infor-
mation, cakes, cookies breads, etc.
Condensation
It is normal for a certain amount of moisture to evapo-
rate from the food during any cooking process. The
amount depends on the moisture content of the food.
The moisture will condense on any surface cooler than
the inside of the oven, such as the control panel.

General tips for heating modes

How to use bake mode
Use the bake mode to prepare a variety of food items,
from pastries to casseroles.
Refer to recipe or package directions for oven tempera-
ture and baking time.
Note
Fully preheat the oven before baking items like cakes,
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biscuits and breads.
BAKE is the best function to use for baking cakes on
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two racks.
Allow at least 2'' (5 cm) of space between bakeware
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for proper air circulation.
Dark or dull bakeware absorbs more heat than shiny
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bakeware, resulting in dark or over browned foods. It
may be necessary to reduce oven temperature or
cook time to prevent overbrowning of some foods.
Shiny pans are recommended for cakes, cookies, and
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muffins.
Do not open oven door often. Opening the door will
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reduce the temperature in the oven and may increase
cook time.